Umbrella-top protector



UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

lVlLLlAM ORLANDO FORSYTH, OF TRINIDAD, COLORADO.

UMBRELLA-TOP PROTECTOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part 0f Letters Patent NO. 620,764, dated March 7,1899.

Application tiled January 25, 1898. Serial No. 667,908. (No model.)

To a/ZZ 10A/wm, t may concern:

Be it known that LWILLIAM ORLANDO FOR- sYTH,of Trinidad,in the county ofLas Animas and State of Colorado, have invented a new and ImprovedUmbrella -Top Protector, of which the following is a full, clear, andexact description.

This invention relates to devices for protecting the tops of umbrellasor parasols and the tops of shades for baby cabs or carriages.

It is well known that the covers of umbrellas and parasols are subjectedto considerable wear and frayingat the upper end of the ribs. This isdue partly to the strain at such point and partly to abrasion againstthe umbrellacasing.

The object of my invention is to provide a simple and comparativelyinexpensive device for protecting such portion of the umbrella orparasol cover.

I will describe a protector embodying my invention and then point outthe novel features in the appended claim.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming apart ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the views.

Figure lis a sectional elevation of a portion of an umbrella or parasolwith Inyinvention applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a similar view, but showinga modification. Fig. isa side view of the protector. Fig. 4 is a topview thereof.

Fig. 5 is a bottom view. Fig. 6 shows aside and edge view of a rib, andFig. 7 shows a side and edge view of a modified form of'rib.

Referring to the drawings, l designates the protector, madesubstantially in the form of an inverted cup and having an openingthrough which the tip of the stick 2 passes. The protector consists ofsoft rubber or other similar and suitable material, and preferably it isprovided with vertical ribs 3 on its outer side. These ribs will notonly add strength to the device, but will give it a neat and finishedappearance.

The protector may be secured in position by any desired means, such asvulcanizing it directly to the cover 4 or by vulcanizing it to asupplemental cap 5, ot' silk or the like,which maybe glued to the covermaterial, or it may be secured by wire staples 6, passed through theprotector and cover material and then bent around the ribs 7.

To prevent the staples from moving on the ribs, the ribs may be providedwith notches 8, in which the staples engage, or with holes 9, throughwhich the staples may pass. The staples may be vulcanized in the rubber,as indicated in Fig. 5.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- A protector for the tops of umbrellas and parasols,comprising a cup-shaped body of rubber and provided with external ribssaid body fitting upon the tip of the stick and extending down over thecover below the pivots of the ribs, and provided at its lower portionwith staples for securing it to the ribs, substantially as herein shownand described.

WILLIAM ORLANDO FORSYTH.

Witnesses:

E. D. BRIGHT, M. E. FoRsYTH.

